Contemporary Dance with Katie Rose C.

Katie Rose Carnes, a Memphis native, is a graduate from The University of Alabama, with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a minor in Food and Nutrition and Human Development and Family Studies. She is excited to extend her passion and enthusiasm for dance as she begins her performance and teaching career. Carnes has trained in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Musical Theatre, and contemporary dance styles for 17 years. While completing her undergraduate degree for the past four years Carnes also focused heavy on choreography and dance for film. Carnes has choreographed five works while attending UA, with three of them being chosen for festivals and other performance opportunities. Rags & Riches, a fosse inspired work, was chosen by UA Dance director, Cornelius Carter, to be showcased at The University of Alabama’s Homecoming Festivities to represent the dance department. It’s a Choice, It’s a Chance, It’s a Change, a contemporary work, was selected to perform at Alabama Dance Festival (’17) and the Young Choreographers Festival in New York City (’17). Additionally, Don’t think too much, a jazz funk duet, was chosen to go on tour with the UA dance department to inner city schools in the state of Alabama to share the art of dance with the students. Furthermore, Carnes directed and choreographed two films, Beauty and A Chance in Time. Both films were selected for The University of South Florida’s Dance Shorts Film Festival (’15 & ’16), and A Chance in Time was showcased in the Dance Alabama Film Festival (’17). August 2016, Carnes returned from her first International performance of Col/apse, at the International Collegiate Theatre Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. In fall ’15, Carnes was selected as an Undergraduate Creative Research Activity Scholar where she received a grant to pursue her dream as an artist at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This past summer, Carnes is worked in the Live Entertainment department at Cedar Point, summer 2017. She then went on to perform on tour the Chicago Honey Bear Dancers and is now a full-time teacher with Today’s Generation Dance. In her spare time, Carnes enjoys exercising, photography, and reading nutrition blogs.